Brief summary: Students will look at the Cold War in relationship to the conclusion of WWII and the 21st century.Each student group will explore the effect of the Cold War on science, information, the sports arena, and politics and create a PowerPoint presentation.The presentation will be used to help students teach the rest of the class about their area.Students will also connect what they learn about the Cold War to events of the 1980’s, 1990’s, and current events.
Your Curriculum Framing Questions: EQ--When does competition become a war?(science/politics/sports arena/information)
Unit--What weapons are used to fight a war? How did the Cold War impact American lives?
Content-- What are the characteristics of a communist government and a democratic government? How was the sports arena affected by the Cold War—specifically the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? How did the space race affect the importance of science in the East and West? Why it was important for both the East and West to know what each other was doing? How did the Cold War affect the way that citizens of the East and West viewed politics? What were the causes and effects of the Cold War? How did countries know what each other was doing? What countries were involved in the Cold War? What was the difference between the East and the West? What is the significance of the Berlin Wall? How did McCarthyism create an air of suspicion and distrust? What was the Marshall Plan? Why was the United Nations created and why does it continue to be a viable world governing body?
Unit Plan Title: The Cold War
Brief summary: Students will look at the Cold War in relationship to the conclusion of WWII and the 21st century. Each student group will explore the effect of the Cold War on science, information, the sports arena, and politics and create a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation will be used to help students teach the rest of the class about their area. Students will also connect what they learn about the Cold War to events of the 1980’s, 1990’s, and current events.
Your Curriculum Framing Questions:
EQ--When does competition become a war? (science/politics/sports arena/information)
Unit--What weapons are used to fight a war?
How did the Cold War impact American lives?
Content--
What are the characteristics of a communist government and a democratic government?
How was the sports arena affected by the Cold War—specifically the 1980 and 1984 Olympics?
How did the space race affect the importance of science in the East and West?
Why it was important for both the East and West to know what each other was doing?
How did the Cold War affect the way that citizens of the East and West viewed politics?
What were the causes and effects of the Cold War?
How did countries know what each other was doing?
What countries were involved in the Cold War?
What was the difference between the East and the West?
What is the significance of the Berlin Wall?
How did McCarthyism create an air of suspicion and distrust?
What was the Marshall Plan?
Why was the United Nations created and why does it continue to be a viable world governing body?
Address of your blog: http://scflorence.wordpress.com/instructional-coach-reflections/
Address of my wiki: http://bccoldwarproject.wikispaces.com/
Upload the following files for you showcase. Make files names so they are clearly identified by your audience.
Unit Plan:Unit_Plan_Cold War.doc
Summative Assessment: Project Rubric--Self-Peer-Teacher Assessment.doc
Student Sample: The Cold War Student Sample.ppt
Student Support or Facilitation Resource:Facilitation Document using a Blog.doc
Any other document you would like to share:Frayer for Cold War events.doc